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MANAGEMENT OF WATER QUALITY AND CONTROL OVER WATER POLLUTION(Government Regulation No. 82/2001 dated December 14, 2001)
THE PRESIDENT OFTHE REPUBLIC OFINDONESIA,
Considering:a. that water constitutes a natural resource having crucial. function for human life and activity as well as theenhancement of the public welfare so as to become
the basic capital and main factor of development;b. that water constitutes an environmental component
important to the continuation of life of people andother creature;c. that in order to preserve the function of water, it isnecessary to managethe quality of water and control
water pollution wisely by observing interests of thepresent and next generations as well as ecologicalequilibrium;d. that based on the considerations as meant in lettersa, band c as well as in order to implement the provlsian in Article 14 paragraph (2) of Law No. 23/1997
on Environmental Management:, it is necessary to stipulate a government regulation on Managementof Water Quality and Control over water pollutIOn;
In view of:
1. Article 5 paragraph (2) of the Constitution of 1945 as
alreadyamended by the Third Amendment to the Con,Lilulion of 1945;

2. Law No. 11/1974 on Water Resource Management(Statute Bookof 1974 No. 65, Supplement to StatuteBook No. 3046);
3. LawNo. 23/1997 on Environmental Management (Statute Bookof 1997 No. 68, Supplementto Statute Book
No. 3699);
4. Law No. 22/1999 on Regional Administration (Statute
Bookof 1999 No. 60, Supplementto Statute BookNo.

To stipulate :THEGOVERNMENT REGULATION ON MANAGEMENT OF
WATER QUALITY AND CONTROL OVER WATER POLLUTION
CHAPTER I
GENERAL PROVISION
Article 1
Referred to in this regulation as:
1. Water is all kinds of water contained on and below of
the land surface, excluding sea water and fossil water.

2. Water Source is water-reserve container on and below Ofthe landsurface, inCluding acquifer, Spring, river,lake, site, embankment and estuary.
3. Management of Water Quality is a water conservation
program to achive the expected water quality in accordancewith its allocation for guaranteeing that thequality of water remains in natural condition.
4. Control over Water Pollution is efforts to prevent andovercome water pollution as well as restore the quality of water so as to be in accordance with the Quality
standard of water.
5. W"ter Qu"lity is a condition of watcr quality mcasurcd
and/or analyzed on the basis of certain parametersand methods on the basis of legislation in force.

6. Water Class is a rating of water quality deemed feasible for use for certain allocation.
7. Criteria for Water Quality are indicatorsof water qualily for every class of water.
8. Water Optimization Plan is a plan containing potentialof the utilization or use of water, reservation of wateron the basisof supply in the term of the Quality, Quantity and/or ecologicalfunction.
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10.Status of Water Quality is a level of water quality showing polluted or proper condition in a water source in aover water pollution as meant in Article 2 can be realized
by the third party on the basis of legislation.

specified period by comparing it to the stipulated quality standard.

Jl.rticle 4(I) Management of water quality is executed to guaran11.Water Pollution is a condition wherein creature, substance, energy and/or other components come into
water or are supplied into water by human activities
thus downgrading the quality of water to certain level,
which make water unable to function in accordancewith its allocation.

tee the expected water Quality in accordance with its
allocation so as to remain in natural condition.

(2) Control over water pullution is done to guarantee thequality of water in accordance with the quality standard of water through efforts to prevent and over-

12.Pollutant Content is a quantity of a pollutant containedin water or waste water.

13. Collecting Capacity of Pollutant Content is a capacity

come water pollution as well as restore the quality ofwater.
(3)The efforts to manage the quality of water as meantof water in a water source to acospt input of pollutant

in paragraph (1) are applied to:content without causing the water to become polluted.

a. water sources contained in the protected forest;b. springs contained in the protected forest; and14. Wa~te Water is the liquid remainder of output Of busi-

c. water aquifer of deep land.

ness or activity.
(4)The efforts to control water pollution as meant in
15.Quality Standard of Waste Water is the tolerable limit
or content of pollutants in waste water to be disposedor released to water source from a business and/or
actiVity.

paragraph (1) are executed outside the provision as
meant in paragraph (3).
(5) Provisions on the preservation of the water quality as
menat in paragraph (3) letter c are stipulated by leg-

16.Government is the President and ministers and chair-islotion.

persons/heads of non-ministerial government institutions.

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17.Party is individual and/or group of people and/or statutory body.

Part One
Authority
ArticleS

IS. Minister is the minister assigned to manage environment and control environmental impact.
Article 2(1) Management of water quality and control over waterpollution are done in an integrated manner by ecosystem approach.
(2)The integration as meant in paragraph {ll is applied
to the planning, implementation. supervision andevaluation phases.

(l)The government undertakes lnter-provlncial and/orinter-state water-quality management.

(2) Provincial governments coordinate inter-regental/
municipal water quality management.
(3) Regenlal/municipal governments undertake waterquality management in regencies/cities.
Article 6
In the water-quality management as meant in

Article J
The management of water quality and control

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Article 5 paragraph (1), the government can assign provincial or regental/municipal governments.
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Part Two
Enhancement of EfficienCy in the Use of Water
Article 7(1) The government and provindal governments, regentalj
municipal governments formulate plan for enhancing
efficiency in the use of water.

b. water sources located in two regentaljmunicipal
territories or more can be stipulated by a provincial regulation;c. water sources located in regency/city is stipulated
by a regental/municipal regulation.
(2) Stipulation of the water class as meant in paragraph(2)ln planning the enhancement of efficiency in the useof water, economic and economic functions, religious(1) is submitted on the basis of result of study by thegovernment, provincial governments and/or regentalj

values as well as traditions living in the local commu-

municipal governments on the basis of their respective scopes of authority in accordance with legislation
in force.

nity must be observed.
(3)The plan for enhancing efficiency in the use of water
as lIIealiL ill palaglaph (1) covers potential of water
utilization or use, water reservation on the basis of
supply in term of both the quality and quantity and/or
ecological function.
Part ThreeClassification and Criteria for Water Quality
Article 8(1)Classification of water quality is stipulated to become
4 (four) classes:
a. Class One, water usablefor standard water of drinking water and/or other designation requiring thesame quality of water as the usage;b. Class Two, waLer usable for water recreation infrastructure/facility, hot-water fish cultivation, animal husbandry, watering plants and/or other designation requiring the same quality of water as theusage;
c. ClassThree, water usable for breeding of hot-water fish, watering plants and other designation requiring the same quality of water as the usage;d. Class Four, water usable for watering plants and/or other designation requiring the same quality ofwater as the usage.
(2) Criteria for water quality of every class as meant inparagraph (1) are contained In the attachment to thisgovernment regulation.
Article 9(l)The water class as meant in Article 8 in:a. water sources located in two provincial territories
or more and/or border of the state territory is stipulated by a presidential decree;Business News 7450/15-12-2006(3) Thp anvprnmpnt ran ""ian provincial aovernments
to undertake the study as meant in paragraph (1) letter a.
(4)Guidelines on study for stipulating the class of water
as meant in paragraph (2) are stipulated by the Minister.
Part Four
Quality Standard of Water, Monitoring of Water Quality
and Status of Water Quality
Article 10
The quality standard of water is stipulated on
the basis of result of study on the class ofwater andcriteria for water quality as meant in Articles 8 and 9.
Article 11(l)The government can stipulate a tighter quality standard and/or add parameters in inter-provincial and/orinter-state water as well as water source whose management is under authority of the government.
(2) The quality standard of water as meant in paragraph(1) is stipulated by a decr-ee of the Minister by observing recommendations and input from institutions concerned.
Article 12(1)Provincial governments can stipulate:a. the quality standard of water tighter than the quality
standard of water for the classstipulated as meant
in Article g paragraph (1); and/or
b. additional parameters from the existing ones in
the criteria for water quality as meant in Article 8paragraph (2).

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(3)Guidelines on stipulation of the quality standard ofwater and addition to parameters of the quality standard of water os meant in paragraph (1) are stipulated by a decree of the Minister.
Article 13

Article 15(l)ln the case of the status of water quality showinq a
polluted condition, the government and provincial
governments, regental/municipal governments in accordance with their respective scopesof authority takeefforts to overcome the pollution and restore the quality of water by stipulating the target water-quality.
(2)ln the case of the status of water quality showing atories is done by regental/municipal governments;

proper condition, the government and provincial governments, regental/municipal governments in accordance with their respective scopes of authority

b. water sources located in two regental/municipal
territories or more in a province is coordinated bytake efforts to preserve and/or enhance the qualityof water.

(1) Monitoring of water quality in:a. water sources located in regental/municipal terri-

the provincial government and is implemented by
the respective regental/municipal governments;c. water sources located in two provincial territories
or more or water sources being cross-border ofthe state is done by the government.
(2) The government can assign provincial governments
to monitor the quality of water in the water sources
as meant in paragraph (1) letter c.
(3)The quality of water as meant in paragraph (1) ismonitored minimally every six months.
(4) Results of the monitoring as meant in paragraph (1)letters a and b are conveyed to the Minister.

Article 16(1) Governors appoint environmental laboratories alreadyaccredited to analyze the quality of water and waste
water in the framework of controling water pollution.
(2)1n the case of governors not yet appointing the laborotaries as meant in paragraph (1), the quality of water
and waste water is analyzed by laboratories appointed
by the Minister.
Article 17(1)ln the case of results of analysis of the quality of water and waste water from two laboratories or more
being different, the analysis is verified scientifically.
(2)The scientific verification as meant in paragraph (1) is(5) Mechanism and procedures for monitoring the quality of water are stipulated further by a decree of thedone by the Minister by using national reference laboratory.

Minister.
Article 14

CHAPTER III
CONTROL OVER WATER POLLUTION(1) Status of water quality is stipulated to declare:
aa.a polluted condition, in the case of the quality ofPart One
Authority

water failing to meet the quality standard of water;b. a proper condition, in the case of the quality of

Article 18(l)The government controls water pollution in interprovincial and/or inter-state water sources.

water fulfilling the quality standard of water.
(2) Provisionson the polluted and proper condition of sta-

(2) Provincial governments control water pollution intnter-reqental/rnuniclpal water sources.

tus of water quality as meant in paragraph (1) andguidelines on stipulation of the status of water.qualit¥(3) Regental/municipal governments control water poilu"

are further stipulated by a decree of the Minister.

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In executing controloverwater pollution asmeant
in Article 18 paragraph (1), the government can assign
provincial and/or regental/municipal governments.

Article 20
In the framework of controlling water pollution
in water sources, the government and provincial governments, regental/municipal governments in accordancewith their respective scopes of authority are authorized:
a. to stipulate the collecting capacity of pollutant content;
b. to undertakeinventoryinq and identification of pollutant sources;
c. to stipulate requirements for waste water for application to land;d. to stipulate requirements for disposal of waste water
into water or water sources;
e. to monitor the quality of water in water sources; andf. to monitor other factors resulting in change in thequality of water.
Article 21(I) The nationalquality standard of waste water is stipulated by a decreeof the Minister by observing recommendations and input from institutions concerned.
(z) I he regional quality standard of waste water is Stipu-

lated by a provincial regulation with the provision thatthe standardis the same or tighter than the national
quality standard as meant in paragraph (1).
(3) Results of the inventorying and identification of pollutant sources as meant in Article 20 letter b by thegovernment, provincial governments, regental/municipal governments are conveyed to the Minister periodically, minimally every year.

(4) Guidelines on inventoryingare stipulated by a decreeof the Minister.
Article 22
Based on the inventorying results as meant in
ArtiCle 21 paragraph (3), the Minister stipulates national
policy on control over water pollution.
Article 23(1)In the framework of controlling water pollution, theBusiness News 7450/15-12-2006

collecting capacity of poIluI:£Int <:<>ntentinWMer3OIlTt.eS
is stipulated.
(2) The collecting capacity of pollutant content as meant

in paragraph (1) is stipulated periodically, every five
years at the minimum.

(3) The collecting capacity of pollutant content as meant
in paragraph (1) is used for:a. granting location permit;
b. managementof water and water sources;
c. stlpulatlon of layout plan;d. licensing of disposal of waste water;
e. stipulation of the tarqet water-quality and action
program for controlling water pollution.
(4) Guidelines on stipulation of the collecting capacity ofpollutant content as meant in paragraph(2) are stipulated by a decree of the Minister.
PartTwo
Levy on Disposal of Waste Water
Article 24(1) Everybody disposing waste water into waste-water
treatment infrastructure and/or facility provided byregental/municipal governments is subjected to a levy.
(2)The levy as meant In paragraph (1) IS snpulared byregional regulation of the regencies/cities.
PartThree
Emergency settlement
Article 25
Everybusiness and/or activity is obligedto makea plan for overcoming water pollution in an emergency
condition and/or other unpredictable conditions.
Article 26
In the caseof the emergency conditionas meant
in Article 25 occurring, the personell in responsible forthe business and/or actiVity is obliged to overcome andrestore.
CHAPTER IVREPORTING
Article 27(1) Everybody supposing or ascertaining water pollution
is obliged to report to the authorized official.
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(2)The authorized official receiving the report as meant
in paragraph (1) is obliged to record:a. date of reporting;b. time and place;c. event;d. ceuse,

about the status of water quality and water-quality
management as well as control over water pollution.
(3) Everybody has a right to take part in the frameworkof the management of water quality and control overwater pollution in accordance with legislation in force.

e. estimated impact.
(3) The authorized official receiving the report as meant

Part Two
Obligationin paragraph (1) is obliged to convey the report toregents/mayors/minister in not later than 3 (three)

Article 31
Everybody is obliged to:days as from the date of receipt of report.
(4)The regents/mayors/minister as meant in paragraph(3) are obliged to verify promptly to ascertain the truthof violation of water qu"lity m"n"gpmpnt and/or water pollution.
(5)In the case ot results ot the verification as meant In
paragraph (4) showing that violation occurred, regents/mayors/Minister are obliged to order the personnel in responsible for the business and/or activity
to overcome the pollution and impact of the violation.

a. preserve the quality of water in the water sources as
meant in Article 4 paragraph (3);b. control water pollution in the water sources as meant
in Article 4 paragraph (4).
Article 32
Everybody undertaking business and/or activity
is obliged to provide true and accurate information about
the realizationof obligation to manage the quality of waterand control water pollution.
Article 33
The government end provlnciet governments,

Article 28

regental/municipal governments are obliged to provide

In the case of the personnel in responsible forthe business and/or activity not taking the action as meant

information about the management of water quality andcontrol over water pollution for communities.

in Article 26 and Article 27 paragraph (5), regents/mayors/minister can implement or assign the third party toundertake the action at expense of the personnel in responsible for the business and/or.activity.

Article 34(l)Every personnel in responsible for business and/or
activity is obliged to convey report on arrangement of
requirements for license to apply waste water to soil.

Article 29
Every personnel in responsible for business and/

(2) Every personnel in responsihlp for hustnass "nd/nr

or actiVity or the third party appointed to overcome water pollution and fulfil water quality is obliged to convey
report to regents/mayors/minister.

activity is obliged to convey report on arrangement of
requirements for license to dispse waste water into
water or water sources.

CHAPTER V
RIGHT AND OBLIGATIONPart One
Right
Article 30(l)Everybody has the equal right to good-quality water.
(2) Everybody has the equal right to obtain information

Business News 7450/15-12-2006(3)The report as meant in paragraphs (1) and (2) must
be conveyed minimally every 3 (three) months to regents/mayors with a copy made available to the Minister.

(4)Provisions on the reporting guidelines as meant inparagraph (3) are stipulated further by a decree ofthe Minister.

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CHAPTER VIREQUIREMENTS FORUTIliZATION AND DISPOSAL OF WASTE WATERPart One
Utilization of Waste Water
Article 35(1) Every business and/or activity planning to utilize waste
water for soil for the purpose of application to soil
must obtain a written license from regents/mayors.

(7)Guldellnes on study as meant in paraqraph (1) <Irefurther stipulated bya decree of the Minister.
Part Two
Disposal of Waste Water
Article 37
Every personnel in responsible for businessand/or activity disposing waster water into water or water
source is obliged to prevent and overcome water pollution.

(2)APplication for the license as meant in paragraph (1)is based on result of Environmental Impact Analysis
or Environmental Management Program and Environmental Monitoring Program.
(3) Provisionson requirements, procedures for licensing
are stipulated by regents/mayors by observing the
gUidelines stipulated by the Minister.
Article 36(1) Initiators study the utilization of waste water for soil
for the purpose of application to soil.
(2) Results of the study as meant in paragraph (1) minimally cover:a. influence on fish, animal and plant cultivation;b infl""nr" on the quality of soil and ground water;
andc. influence on public health.
(3) Based on results of the study as meant in paragraph(2), initiators submit applicationsfor licenseto regents/
mayors.
(4) Regents/mayors evaluate the results of the study submitted by the initiators as meant in paragraph (3).
(5)ln the case at the results of evaluation as meant In
paragraph (4) showing that the utilization of waste
water for soil for the purpose of application to soild isenvironmentally feasible, regents/mayors issuelicense
to utilize waste water.
(6)The license to utilize waste water as meant in paragraph (5) is issued in not later than 90 (ninety) working days as from the date of receipt of application tor
license.

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Article 38(l)Every personnel
in responsible for business and/or,
activity disposing waste water Into water or water
source is obliged to abide by the requirements stipulated in the license.
(2)ln the requirements for license to dispose waste water <IS meant in pereqreph (1), the following mattersmust be mentioned:a. the obligation to treat waste;b. requirements for the quality and quantity of waste
water, which may be disposed into the environmental media;
c. requirements for waste-water disposal method;d. requirements for preparing facilities and procedures
tor 'overcoming emergency condition;
e..requirements for monitoring the quality and debitof waste water;
f. other requirements stipulated by results of environmental impact analysis closely related to conlrul uver water pollution, in the case of businesses

and/or activities being obliged to undertake environmental impact analysis;g. prohibition on disposal in lump sum in the sametime or sudden release;h. prohibition on melting waste water in a bid to abideby the required limit of content;i. the obligation to undertake self-monitoring and report result of the self-monitoring.
(3)ln stipulating the requirements as meant in paragraph(1) for waste water containing radioactive, regents/
mayors are obliged to obtain a written recommendation from the government msutuuon III chdrye ofatomic energy affairs.

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Article 39(1) Regents/mayors determine the permitted quality standard of waste water as meant in Article 38 paragraph(2) on the basis of the collecting capacity of pollutant
content in water sources.
(2)In the caseof the collecting capacity as meant in paragraph (1) being unable to stipulate yet, the permitted
limit of waste water quality is stipulated on the basisof the national quality standard of waste water as
menat in Article 21 paragraph (1).

ing days as from the date of receipt of application forlicense.
(7) Provisions on requirements and procedures for licensing the disposal of waste water are stipulated by regents/mayors by observing the gUid"linp~ stipulatedby the Minister.
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(B) Guidelines on study as meant in paragraph (1) arefurther stipulated by a decree of the Minister.

Article 42
Article 40(l)Every business and/or activity planning to dispose
waste water into water sources is obliged to obtain awritten license from regents/mayors.
(2) The application for the license as meant in paragraph(1) is based on results of environmental impact analysis or environmental management programs and enVironmental monitoring programs.
Article 41(1) Initiators study the disposal of waste water into wateror water sources.
(2) Results of the study as meant in paragraph (1) minimallycover:a. influence on fish, animal and plant cultivation;a. influence on the Quality of soil and ground water;
andb. influence on public health.
(3) Based on the results of the study as meant in paragraph (2), initiators submit applications for license toregents/mayors.
(4) Regents/mayors evaluate the results of the study submitted by the initiators as meant in paragraph (3).

Everybody is prohibited from disposing waste
water and/or gas into water and/or water sources.
CHAPTER VII
FOSTERING AND SUPERVISIONPart One
Fostering
Article 43(l)The government, provincial governments, regental/
municipal governments foster for enhandng the compliance of personnel in responsible for business and/or activity in the management ofwater quality andcontrol over water pollution.
(2)The fostering as meant in paragraph (1) covers:
a. counseling of legislation related to envlronmental
management;
b. application of incentive and/or disincentive policy.
(3) The government, provincial governments, regental!
municipal governments make efforts to manage and/or foster the management of domestic waste water.
(4) The efforts to manage domestic waste water as meant
in paragraph (3) can be done by provincial governments, regental/municipal governments by building
integrated treatment facility and infrastructure of domestic waste water.

(5)ln the case of the results of evaluation as meant inparagraph (4) shOWing that the utilization of waste
water for soil for the purpose of application to soild isenvironmentally feasible, regents/mayors issue license
to dispose waste water.

(5)The building of facility and infrastructure as meant inparagraph (4) can be realized through cooperation
with the third party in accordance with legislation inforce.

(6)The license to dispose waste water as meant in paragraph (5) is issued in not later than 90 (ninety) work-

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Article 44(1) Regents/mayors are obliged to supervise the complianoe to the requirements contained in the Iioense as
meant in Article 38 paragraph (2).
(2)The supervision as meant in paragraph (1) is executed by regional environmental supervisory officials.
Article 45
In certain cases, the environmental supervisory
officials supervise the compliance to the requirements
mentioned in the Iioense to undertake business and/or
activity.

CHAPTER VlIl
SANCTION
Part One
Administrative Sanction
Article 48
Regents/mayors are authorized to impose administrative sanction on every personnel in responsible forbusiness and/or activity Violating the provision in Article
24 paragraph (1), Article 25, Article 26, Article 32, Article
34, Article 35, Article 37, Article 38, Article 40 and Article
42.
Article 49
Regents/mayors are authorized to apply admin-

Article 46(l)In executing their tasks, the environmental supervisory officials as meant in Article 44 paragraph (2) andistration coercion or coercive money to personnel jn responsible for business and/or actiVity Violating the provision in Article 25.

Article 45 are authorized:
a. to monitor, covering observation, taking photograph, audio visual recording and measuring;

Part Two
Compensationb. ask information from stakeholders, employees, consultants, contractors amd local administration ap-

Article 50(l)Every legal violation in the form of pollution and/orparatuses;
c. make copy ofdocument and/or make necessary
notes, such as licensing document, document of
AMDAL, UKL, UPLmdata about self-monitoring re-environmental destruction inflicting loss on otherpeople or environment requires personnel in rasponsible for business and/or activity to pay compensation
and/or take certain measures.

sults, document of decision on corporate orqanl-

zation;d. enter certain places;
e. take sample of the produced waste water, disposed
waste water, raw material and auxiliary material;
f. examin!' f'l]lJirm!'nt 1J~f'd in the production, utility
and waste treatment installation;
g. examine installation and/or transportation equipment;h. ask information from the personnel in responsible
for business and/or activity.
(2)The authority to make the notes as meant in paragraph (1) letter c cover activity to make design, sketch,picture, map and/or description needed in the execu-(2)Besides the requirement for taking the oertain measures as meant in paragraph (1), judge can stipulate
the payment of coercive money for everyday of lateness in the settlement of the certain actions.
Part Three
Penalty
Article 51
Whoever Violating the provision in Article 26,
Article 31, Article 32, Article 37, Article 38, Article 41 andArticle 42 causing water pollution is liable to the penalty
as meant in Article 41, Article 42, Article 43, Article 44,
Article 45, Article 46 and Article 47 of Law No. 23/1997
on Environmental Management.

tion of the supervisory tasks.
Article 47
The supervisory officials are obliged to show letter of assignment and/or identity card in executing theirtask.

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CHAPTER IX
TRANSmONAL PROVISION
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effective as long as it does not contravene this government government.
Article 53(1) In the caseof businesses and/or activities using waste
water for application to soil, they must securelicense
to utilize waste water on soil from regents/mayors in
not later than one year after the promulgation of thisgovernment regulation.
(2)1n the case of businesses and/or activities alreadyoperating before having license to disposewaste water into water or water sources, they must obtain license to dispose waste water into water or waler

sources from regents/mayors in one year as frorn thedate of promulgation of this government regulation.
CHAPTER X
CONCLUSION
Article 54
The collecting capacity of pollutant content as
meant in Article 38 paragraph (3) must be stipulated in
not later than 3 (three) years as from the date of promulgation of this government regulation.
Article 55
In the case of the quality standard of water In
the water sources as meant in Article 11 and Article 12
paragraph (1) being not yet unable to stipulate or being
not stipulated,the criteria for the quality standardof ClassII as contained in the attachment to this regulation apply
as the quality standard of water.
Article 56(l)In not later than 3 (three) years as from the date ofpromulgation of this governmentregulation, the quality
standard of water already stipulated previously must
be adjustedto the provisions in this government regulation.
(2) In the caseof the quality standard of water as meant
in paraoraph (1) beinq tiqhter than the Quality standard of water as meant in this government regulation, the previousquality standard remains effective.
Article 57(I)In the case of the quality standard of waste water ofBusiness News 7450/15-12-2006

businesses end/or activities being not yet stipuleted,the quality standard of waste water effective in theregion can be stipulated after securing recommendation from the Minister.
(2) Provisions on the quality standard of waste water as
meant in paragraph (1) are stipulated by provincial
regulation.

Article 58
With the enforcement of this regulation, all legislation related to the management of water quality andcontrol over water pollution already existing remains effective as long as it does not contravene and hasnot been
replaced on the basis of this government regulation.
Article 59
With the enforcement of this government regulation, Government Regulation No. 20/1990 on Control
overWaterPollution (Statute Book of 1990No. 24, Supplement to Statute Book NO.3409) is declared null andvoid.
Article 60
The government regulation comes into forrl' as
from the date of promulgation.
For public cognizance, the government requlation shall be prornulqated by placing it in Statute Book of
the Republic of Indonesia.
Stipulated in Jakarta
On December 14, 2001
THE PRESIDENT OFTHE REPUBUC OFINDONESIA

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BAMBANG KESOWO
Promulgated in Jakarta
On December 14, 2001
THE STATE SECRETARY OF
THE REPUBUC OF INDONESIA

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BAMBANG KESOWOSTATUTE BOOK OFTHE REPUBUC OFINDONESIA
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